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HE  illustrations  in  this  pamphlet  show 
work  done  exclusively  or  in  part  with 
Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement. 

This  brand  of  cement  is  especially 
adapted  for  making  artificial  stone.  It  is  guaranteed 
to  meet  the  requirements  of  all  Standard  Municipal 
Specifications,  also  the  Specifications  of  the  Corps  of 
Engineers,  U.S.A.,  the  ' American  Railway  Engineering 
and  Maintenance  of  Way  Association,  the  ::: American 
Society  for  Testing  Materials,  and  the  ::: Association  of 
American  Portland  Cement  Manufacturers. 

In  the  event  of  any  dispute  in  the  tests  or  the 
interpretations  of  specifications,  samples  of  cement  and 
copy  of  specifications  are  to  be  sent  to  the  laboratory 
of  Froehling  and  Robertson,  Richmond,  Va.,  Booth, 
Garrett  & Blair,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  or  Robert  W.  Hunt, 
Chicago,  111.,  the  result  of  whose  test  is  to  be  final. 


Wm.  G.  Hartranft  Cement  Co. 

SOLE  SELLING  AGENT 
Real  Estate  Trust  Building 

Broad  and  Chestnut  Streets  Philadelphia 

September,  1905 

*See  Specifications,  page  80 


Atlanta  Terminal  Passenger  Station,  At- 
lanta Terminal  Company,  Atlanta,  Ga.  Ferro 
Concrete  construction,  including  pile  founda- 
tions, built  by  the  Baltimore  Ferro  Concrete 
Company,  Baltimore,  Md.  Designed  by  Mr. 
F.  Berne,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement,  furnished 
by  the  Carolina  Portland  Cement  Company, 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  used  in  making  the  concrete 
piles,  also  largely  used  in  all  other  parts  of 
the  building.  This  building  is  considered 
one  of  the  finest  examples  of  reinforced  con- 
crete work  in  America. 

MR.  WALTER  H.  HARRISON,  Chief  Engineer, 
Atlanta,  Ga. 


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Atlanta  Terminal  Co. 

ATLANTA.  GA. 


Atlanta,  Ga.  July  22nd,  19C5 

Carolina  Portland  Cement  Company, 

Atlanta,  Georgia, 

Gentlemen, - 

I send  you  herewith,  three  photographs  of  the  Atlanta 
Terminal  Passenger  Station  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  that  will  show  certain 
portions  of  the  buildings  that  hav“  been  executed  in  Perro-Concrete 
wherein,  the  ' ~ * - - t,ran(j  0f  cement  was  used. 


I congratulate  you  upon  the  manner  in  which  the  "Old  Do- 


minion''1 brand  has  stood  the  tests  imposed  upon  it  by  the  varied  con- 
struction done  by  this  Company,  covered  by  the  work  in  question. 

We  have  gotten  excellent  results,  and  are  more  than  pleased  to  add 
our  testimony  in  favor  of  "Old  Dominion"  cement. 


The  Perro-Concrete  work  in  this  station  was  done  under 


contract  with  the  Baltimore  Perro-Concrete  Company,  of  Baltimore, 
Maryland,  and  was  designed  and  executed  by  Hr.  P.  Berne,  who  is  now 
Chief  Engineer,  and  General  SuperintenJ ent,  of  the  Southern  Perro- 
Concrete  Company,  with  headquarters  at  Atlanta  Georgia. 

I hope  you  will  find  the  photographs  interesting  and  of 
service  to  you  as  advertising  matter  for  your  new  catalogue. 

Yours  very  truly, 


Chief  Engineer. 


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Detail  of  Tower  on  Atlanta  Terminal  Passenger  Station,  Built  of 
Ferro  Concrete,  made  of  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement 


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“Midway,”  Atlanta  Terminal  Passenger 
Station.  Whole  structure  in  Ferro  Concrete, 
including  roof  and  roof  trusses,  made  of  Old 
Dominion  Portland  Cement. 


General  Waiting  Room,  Atlanta  Terminal 
Passenger  Station.  Whole  frame,  beams, 
floors,  ceiling  beams,  roof  and  roof  trusses 
Ferro  Concrete,  made  of  Old  Dominion  Port- 
land Cement. 


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The  illustrations  on  the  opposite  page,  and 
those  on  pages  12  and  13,  show  views  of  the 
Concrete  Filtration  Basins,  Washington,  D.  C. 

This  work  was  built  of  Old  Dominion 
Portland  Cement  exclusively,  over  170,000  bar- 
rels having  been  used.  The  basins  cover  an 
area  of  twenty-nine  acres,  and  are  made  en- 
tirely of  concrete.  The  work  was  built  under 
the  direction  of  Col.  A.  M.  Miller  and  Lieut. - 
Col.  Samuel  L.  Leach,  Corps  of  Engineers, 
U.  S.  A. 


Floor  of  Filter  Beds 


Floor  of  Filter  Beds 


Filter  Beds,  Washington,  D.  C.,  Showing  Floors,  Roof  and  Roof 
Supports,  made  of  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement  Concrete 


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Entrance  to  Filtering  Beds,  Washington,  D.  C. 


Side  View  of  Filtering  Beds,  Washington,  D.  C, 


PORTLAND  CEMENT 


The  illustration  on  opposite  page,  and 
those  on  pages  16,  17,  72  and  73  show  views 
of  plastered,  or  stucco,  houses  built  of  Old 
Dominion  Portland  Cement.  Sidewalks  and 
concrete  steps  are  made  of  the  same  cement. 


Mr.  H.  B.  Wheelock’s  Residence,  Birmingham,  Ala.  Old  Dominion  Portland 
Cement  Stucco  on  Wooden  Lath 


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Greystone  Inn,  Fordwick,  Va.  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement 
plastered  on  wire  lath 


Dr.  G.  M.  Morrow’s  Residence,  Birmingham,  Ala.,  Old  Dominion 
Portland  Cement  Stucco,  wooden  lath 


Mr.  J.  N.  Wilzen’s  Residence,  Birmingham,  Ala.  Old  Dominion 
Portland  Cement  Stucco  on  wooden  lath 


Mr.  Massey’s  Residence,  Birmingham,  Ala.  Old  Dominion  Portland 

Cement  Stucco 


Canal  built  by  Tennessee  Coal  and  Iron 
Company,  Ensley,  Ala.  Concrete  walls  built 
entirely  of  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement. 


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Reservoir  of  Birmingham  Water  Works 
Company,  Cahaba  Filter  Plant,  top  of  Shade 
Mountain,  near  Birmingham,  Ala.  The  Caro- 
lina Portland  Cement  Company,  who  fur- 
nished Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement,  exclu- 
sively, for  this  work,  writes : 

“Dimensions,  350  feet  by  100  feet  by  20  feet 
deep,  absolutely  without  a crack.” 


Pumping  Plant  on  the  Cahaba  River,  eight 
miles  from  Birmingham,  Ala.,  built  of  Old 
Dominion  Portland  Cement. 


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Concrete  dam  across  Dan  River,  owned 
by  the  Dan  River  Power  and  Manufacturing 
Company,  Danville,  Va.  Old  Dominion  Port- 
land Cement  used  exclusively.  Fifty  thousand 
barrels  supplied  by  Mr.  Jas.  I.  Pritchett,  Dan- 
ville, Va. 

MESSRS.  LOCKWOOD,  GREEN  & CO., 
Engineers, 

Boston,  Mass. 

J.  W.  BISHOP  COMPANY,  Contractors, 
Providence,  R.  I. 


Washington  Mills  Company’s  dam,  Fries, 
Va.  Seventeen  thousand  barrels  of  Old 
Dominion  Portland  Cement  used. 

MR.  B.  H.  HARDAWAY,  Contractor, 
Columbus,  Ga. 


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Illustrations  on  opposite  page  show  Power 
Plant  and  part  of  the  Cotton  Mills  owned  by 
the  Dan  River  Power  and  Manufacturing 
Company,  Danville,  Va.  Built  exclusively  of 
Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement. 

MESSRS.  LOCKWOOD,  GREEN  & CO., 
Architects, 

Boston,  Mass. 

MR.  GEO.  B.  HINMAN,  Contractor, 
Atlanta,  Ga. 


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United  States  Printing  Office,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.  Eighteen  thousand  barrels  Old 
Dominion  Portland  Cement  used  in  making 
concrete  floor  arches,  by  Captain  John  Stephen 
Sewell,  Corps  of  Engineers,  U.  S.  A. 


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View  showing  top  of  floor  arches,  United 
States  Printing  Office,  Washington,  D.  C.  Old 
Dominion  Portland  Cement  used  exclusively. 


View  showing  bottom  of  concrete  floor 
arches,  United  States  Printing  Office,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement 
used  exclusively. 


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Tuniral  fnmrptp  Ahiitment  Alnnp  Cine  of  C.  <%•  O.  Railroad.  Made  of  Old  Dnmininn  Portland  Cement 


Concrete  Piles,  Washington  Barracks,  D.  C. 
Captain  JOHN  STEPHEN  SEWELL,  Corps  of  Engineers,  U.  S.  A. 
Engineer  in  Charge 


Concrete  Pile  After  Test 

Captain  JOHN  STEPHEN  SEWELL,  Corps  of  Engineers,  U.  S.  A. 
Engineer  in  Charge 


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Jewish  Temple,  Avondale,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Built  exclusively  of  Old  Dominion  Portland 
Cement.  Fifteen  hundred  barrels  in  the  con- 
crete foundations. 

MESSRS.  TIETIG  & LEE,  Architects, 
Cincinnati. 

MESSRS.  FOLTZ  & CO.,  Contractors, 
Cincinnati. 


Concrete  paving  tiles  manufactured  by  the 
Atlanta  Tile  Company,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Mr.  H.  Lewis,  President  of  this  Company,  writes: 

“These  tiles  are  made  of  Old  Dominion  Port- 
land Cement.  We  have  used  it  for  several  years. 
Consider  it  the  most  uniform  in  color  and  strength 
of  any  cement  we  know  of.” 


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Reinforced  Concrete  Chimney  built  by  the 
Webber  Steel-Concrete  Chimney  Company, 
Chicago,  for  the  Seelbach  Hotel,  Louisville, 
Ky.  Height,  176  feet,  7 inches.  Inside  diame- 
ter, 4 feet,  6 inches.  Old  Dominion  Portland 
Cement  used  exclusively,  supplied  by  the 
Utica  Lime  Company,  Louisville,  Ky. 

The  Webber  system  of  building  steel  con- 
crete came  into  practical  use  in  1902,  and  has 
since  been  used  in  many  prominent  structures. 


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Tennessee  Coal  and  Iron  Company’s  Fur- 
nace No.  6,  Ensley,  Ala.  Concrete  founda- 
tions built  of  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement 
furnished  by  Carolina  Portland  Cement  Com- 
pany, Birmingham,  Ala. 


Concrete  Tank,  ioo  feet  in  diameter,  24 
feet  deep,  built  of  Old  Dominion  Portland 
Cement  by  the  Tennessee  Coal  and  Iron  Com- 
pany, Ensley,  Ala.  This  tank  contains  water 
at  all  times  hot  enough  to  boil. 

The  Carolina  Portland  Cement  Company  writes: 

"Upon  completion,  this  tank  was  filled  with  boil- 
ing water  which  was  drained  off  and  immediately 
filled  with  cold  water,  this  was  likewise  drained  off 
and  was  again  filled  with  hot  water,  and  again  drawn 
off.  The  examination  that  followed  showed  that 
there  was  not  a crack  or  a leak  in  it." 


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The  illustrations  on  opposite  page  show 
the  Pleasure  Pool  and  the  Main  Entrance  to 
the  Old  Homestead  Hotel,  Hot  Springs,  Va. 

Mr.  J.  W.  Challender,  in  charge  of  construction 
for  the  Hot  Springs  Company,  writes  that  all  the 
cement  work  for  this  Company  has  been  done  with 
Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement.  Many  thousand 
barrels  used  in  the  past  six  years. 


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Highland  Avenue,  Birmingham,  Ala.  Side- 
walks made  of  Old  Dominion  Portland 
Cement. 


Retaining  Wall,  Virginia  Female  Institute, 
Staunton,  Va.  Built  of  Palmer  Hollow  Con- 
crete Blocks,  made  of  Old  Dominion  Portland 
Cement. 

MESSRS.  LARNER  & SMITH,  Contractors, 
Staunton,  Va. 


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Staunton  Military  Academy,  W.  H.  Kable, 
Principal,  Staunton,  Va.  Built  of  Palmer  Hol- 
low Concrete  Blocks,  made  of  Old  Dominion 
Portland  Cement. 

This  is  one  of  the  largest  hollow  block 
buildings  built  to  date. 

MESSRS.  T.  S.  COLLINS  & SONS.  Architects, 
Staunton,  Va. 

MESSRS.  LARNER  & SMITH,  Contractors, 
Staunton,  Va. 

Messrs.  Larner  & Smith  write: 

“We  desire  to  add  our  testimony  to  the  value  of 
Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement  for  hollow  concrete 
block  work.  We  consider  it  the  best  Portland 
Cement  on  the  market  for  that  purpose.” 

Captain  Wm.  H.  Kable  writes: 

“I  wish  to  congratulate  you  on  the  superior  qual- 
ity of  the  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement  you  fur- 
nished us  for  our  new  school  building. 

“The  blocks  were  made  on  the  ground  and  within 
two  weeks  time  were  fit  for  the  walls.  The  building 
is  68  feet  high  and  without  a flaw. 

“I  esteem  cement  block,  properly  made  with  your 
cement,  the  ideal  building  material." 


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Palmer  Building,  Washington,  D.  C.  Built 
of  hollow  concrete  blocks  by  the  Harman  S. 
Palmer  Hollow  Concrete  Building  Block  Com- 
pany, Washington,  D.  C.  Old  Dominion  Port- 
land Cement  used. 

The  H.  S.  Palmer  Concrete  Building  Block  Com- 
pany, writes: 

“Your  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement  is  all 
right,  we  know  from  experience.” 


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Flat  houses,  Third  Avenue  near  Brecken- 
bridge  Street,  Louisville,  Ky.  Built  of  Palmer 
Hollow  Concrete  Blocks,  made  of  Old  Do- 
minion Portland  Cement. 

FALLS  CITY  ARTIFICIAL  STONE  CO., 
Contractors, 

Louisville,  Ky. 


Charlotte  Water  Works  Pumping  Station, 
Charlotte,  N.  C.  Built  of  Palmer  Hollow 
Concrete  Blocks — including  chimney.  Made 
of  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement,  supplied 
by  Messrs.  W.  W.  Ward  & Son,  Charlotte, 
N.  C. 

Mr.  A.  E.  BORDMAN,  Architect. 

Charlotte,  N.  C. 

Mr.  W.  E.  McCORMICK,  Constructing  Engineer. 

Charlotte.  N.  C. 


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Residence  of  Mr.  J.  R.  Ware,  Fort  Thomas, 
Ky.  Built  of  Ferro  Concrete,  by  the  Ferro 
Concrete  Construction  Company,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio.  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement  used 
exclusively. 


C.  & O.  Railroad  Company’s  Station,  Ford- 
wick,  Va.  Monolithic  Concrete  Building, 
walls  above  window  sills  six  inches  thick. 
Built  of  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement. 


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Illustrations  on  opposite  page  show  con- 
crete lock  under  construction  on  the  Kentucky 
River  near  Ford,  Ky.  Built  by  the  Mason- 
Hoge  Company,  Frankfort,  Ky.,  for  the  United 
States  Government,  under  the  supervision  of 
Lieut. -Col.  E.  H.  Ruffner,  Corps  of  Engineers, 
U.  S.  A.  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement  used 
exclusively. 


Tensile  Test  Made  June,  1905,  on  Ten  Cars  of  Old 
Dominion  Portland  Cement  by  Messrs.  Robert 
W.  Hunt  & Co.,  Engineers,  Bureau  of  Inspection, 
Test  and  Consultation,  Chicago. 

For  Lieut. -Col.  E.  H.  Ruffner,  Corps  Engineers, 

U.  S.  A. 

Lbs.  per  sq.  in.  Lbs.  per  sq.  in. 

Car  Initial  and  Number  neat  i cement.  3 quartz  sand 


7 days 

28  days 

7 days 

28  days 

c. 

c. 

C.  & St.  L. 

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736 

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187 

352 

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7399 

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891 

191 

318 

L. 

& 

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6000 

691 

867 

l8l 

331 

B. 

& 

O., 

65242 

69S 

830 

212 

332 

P. 

R. 

R„ 

74286 

669 

726 

196 

339 

H. 

B. 

30534 

593 

781 

239 

400 

C. 

N. 

O.  & T.  P. 

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821 

852 

229 

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a.  C„ 

733 

778 

927 

241 

375 

M. 

c. 

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5777 

758 

1000 

227 

383 

C. 

B. 

& Q., 

28667 

764 

Soo 

221 

332 

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Concrete  Locks  built  by  United  States 
Government  on  the  Kentucky  River  at  Valley 
View,  Ky.  Lieut. -Col.  E.  H.  Ruffner,  Corps 
of  Engineers,  in  charge  of  work.  Eighteen 
thousand  five  hundred  barrels  Old  Dominion 
Cement  used  in  construction. 

Lieut. -Col.  E.  H.  Ruffner,  Engineer  in  Charge,  in 
a letter  of  shipping  instructions  under  date  of 
August  28,  1902,  says: 

“Your  cement  is  testing  up  beautifully  and  the 
work  at  Valley  View  is  a fine  specimen.” 


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Illustrations  on  opposite  page  show  some 
of  the  concrete  work  of  the  new  Settling  Basin, 
Korah,  Va.,  built  for  the  City  of  Richmond 
Water  Works,  by  Messrs.  Winston  & Co.,  un- 
der the  supervision  of  Mr.  Chas.  E.  Bolling. 
Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement  used  exclu- 
sively. Forty-one  thousand  barrels  to  date. 
All  materials  tested  at  the  laboratory  of  Froeh- 
ling  & Robertson,  Richmond,  Va. 

Richmond,  Va.,  August  25,  1905. 
Test  No.  37964 — Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement — 
Sampled  June  20,  1904. 

Specific  gravity,  3.11. 

Fineness,  pass  No.  100  sieve,  93.7%. 

Check  test,  3 hours  in  boiling  water,  good. 

Twenty-eight  days  cold  water,  good. 

Initial  set,  1 hour,  40  minutes. 

Complete  set,  4 hours,  20  minutes. 

Tensile  strength  per  square  inch,  one  day  in  air,  remainder 
in  water. 

2 days  7 days  28  days  6 in  os. 

Average  neat  briquettes 525  835  881  901 

Average  1 cement  3 parts  quartz  sand...  265  404  446 

(Signed)  FROEHLING  & ROBERTSON. 

Test  of  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement,  Using  One 

Part  Cement  and  Three  Parts  Finely-Crushed 

Granite. 

The  granite  was  the  fine  product  of  a rock 
crusher  working  on  Richmond  granite.  It  had  been 
passed  through  a one-fourth  inch  screen  but  con- 
sisted almost  entirely  of  much  finer  material — 20  to 
30  mesh,  with  a considerable  proportion  as  fine  as 
flour. 

Tensile  strength  per  square  inch  of  briquettes: 

One  day  in  air,  156  to  160  pounds. 

One  day  in  air  and  one  day  in  water,  290  to  286  pounds. 

One  day  in  air  and  six  days  in  water,  540  to  535  pounds. 

One  day  in  air  and  twenty-seven  days  in  water,  710  to  714 

pounds. 

Respectfully, 

FROEHLING  & ROBERTSON. 


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Building  No.  8,  United  States  Navy  Yard, 
Charleston,  S.  C.  Four  thousand  barrels  Old 
Dominion  Portland  Cement  used  in  founda- 
tion. 

SIMO  NS-M  A YR  ANT  COM  PAN  Y, 
Contractors, 

Charleston,  S.  C. 


Bay  Street,  east  of  Cotton  Exchange,  Sa- 
vannah, Ga.  Cement  arches  and  sidewalks 
made  of  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement,  sup- 
plied by  the  Carolina  Portland  Cement  Com- 
pany, Charleston,  S.  C. 


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Athletic  Club  Building  and  Plunge  Pool, 
Birmingham,  Ala.,  built  of  Old  Dominion 
Portland  Cement,  supplied  by  the  Carolina 
Portland  Cement  Company,  Birmingham,  Ala. 

Dimensions  of  pool,  50  feet  by  20  feet  by  15 
feet. 


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Foundations  of  Power  House  Canal 

MR.  GEORGE  O.  TENNY,  Contractor  MESSRS.  WINSTON  CO.  & LOCHER,  Contractors 

JAMES  RIVER  POWER  AND  CONSTRUCTION  CO.,  Richmond.  Va. 

MR.  R.  SHIRRFFFS.  Engineer,  Richmond.  Va. 

Built  of  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement 


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Concrete  Piers,  Cincinnati  Interterminal  Railroad.  Ferro  Concrete  Construction  Company,  Contractors,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 
Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement  used  exclusively,  furnished  by  the  Messrs.  L.  H.  McCammon  Brothers,  Cincinnati  Ohio 


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Typical  concrete  arch,  Norfolk  & Western  Railway,  made  of  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement 


Gwinnett  Street  Subway,  Savannah,  Ga.,  Under  A.  C.  L.  Railway. 
Concrete  walls  built  of  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement  exclusively 


Subway  Under  S.  A.  L.  Railway,  Birmingham,  Ala.  Concrete  walls 
built  exclusively  of  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement 


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Typical  concrete  arches  along  line  of  C.  & 
O.  Railroad,  built  of  Old  Dominion  Portland 
Cement. 

Mr.  W.  F.  La  Bonta,  Purchasing  Agent  for  the  C. 
& O.  R.  R.,  writes  under  date  of  December  20,  1902: 

“I  return  herewith  agreement,  executed,  for  the 
purchase  of  75,000  barrels  of  Old  Dominion  Port- 
land Cement  to  be  delivered  during  the  year  of 

1903” 


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First  National  Bank  Building,  Birmingham,  Ala.  Building  and 
Sidewalks  made  of  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement  sup- 
plied by  the  Carolina  Portland  Cement  Company,  Bir- 
mingham, Ala.  This  is  the  most  popular  business 
block  in  Birmingham 


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6/ 


Concrete  Steps,  Virginia  State  School  for  Deaf,  Dumb  and  Blind,  Staunton,  Va.  Made  of  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement 


PORTLAND  CEMENTI  f> 


The  illustration  on  opposite  page  shows 
the  concrete  bulkhead  around  fitting-out  slip. 
United  States  Navy  Yard  at  Norfolk,  Va. 


United  States  Navy  Yard 

Norfolk,  Va.,  October  29,  1900. 

Dear  Sirs: 

Replying  to  yours  of  the  26th,  I beg  to  state 
that  thus  far  the  “Old  Dominion”  Portland  Cement 
that  you  have  furnished  has  fulfilled  the  specifica- 
tions. 

Very  respectfully, 

(Signed)  FRED.  THOMPSON, 

Civil  Engineer,  U.  S.  N. 


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6g 


PORTLAND  CEMENT 


Boulder-faced  Melan  Concrete  Arch  Bridge. 
Spanning  Rock  Creek,  National  Park,  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia.  W.  J.  Douglass,  Engineer 
of  Bridges;  Talty  & Allen,  Washington,  D.  C., 
Contractors.  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement 
used  exclusively. 


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71 


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Residence  of  C.  R.  Patterson,  Birmingham,  Ala.  Plastered  with  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement 


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Residence  of  G.  E.  Shand,  Columbia,  S.  C.  Plastered  with  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement 


HIGHEST  CONCRETE  PIERS  IN  AMERICA 

Height  63  feet,  width  24  feet  (under  coping),  thickness  8 
feet,  having  a batter  of  one-half  inch  to  the  foot.  Specifications: 
One  part  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement,  three  parts  sharp 
sand  and  five  parts  broken  stone  to  pass  through  a two-inch 
ring. 

Constructed  by  Mr.  Franklin  G.  Power,  Civil  Engineer  and 
Contractor  of  Atlanta,  Georgia,  and  Newport  News,  Virginia, 
for  the  Tennessee  Central  Railway  Company  across  Stone’s 
River,  Donelson,  Tenn. 


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Sidewalk  Improvement,  Washington,  D.  C.  Made  of  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement 


fC  PORTLAND  CEMENTf, T) 


Fort  Monroe,  one  of  the  most  important  sea 
coast  defences  of  the  United  States,  situated  at 
the  entrance  to  Chesapeake  Bay ; replete  with 
historic  interest.  Major  James  B.  Quinn,  Corps 
of  Engineers,  in  charge  of  work.  Concrete 
sea  wall  built  of  Old  Dominion  Portland 
Cement. 

Major  James  B.  Quinn,  Corps  of  Engineers, 
U.  S.  A.,  under  date  of  October  30,  1900,  wrote: 

“Referring  to  your  letter  of  the  26th  inst.,  would 
advise  that  ‘Old  Dominion'  brand  of  Portland 
Cement  delivered  at  Fort  Monroe,  Ya..  recently, 
stood  the  tests  required  by  the  specifications.” 


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One  Solid  Train  Load 


of 

Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement 

Shipped  Daily— 

during  1904  to  the  National  Mortar  Company,  Washington, 
D.  C.,  for  use  on  the  following  work  which  has  been  con- 
structed by  the  United  States  Government  in  Washington 
and  vicinity: 

U.  S.  Navy  Yard,  Large  Foundations  and  Buildings 
U.  S.  Naval  Proving  Grounds,  Indian  Head,  Md. 

U.  S.  Fort  Washington,  Md. 

U.  S.  Fort  Hunt,  Va. 

U.  S.  War  College,  Washington  Barracks 
U.  S.  Engineers’  School,  Washington  Barracks 
U.  S.  National  Museum 

U.  S.  Highway  Bridge,  Crossing  Potomac  River 
U.  S.  Government  Printing  Office 
Naval  Hospital  of  Hygiene 
Filtration  Plant  for  the  City  of  Washington 
Sidewalks  for  the  City  of  Washington 
Schoolhouses  for  the  City  of  Washington 
Sewers  for  the  City  of  Washington 


If  you  want  the  BEST  ask  your  dealer  for  the  OLD  DOMINION 
Brand.  Every  barrel  guaranteed  to  pass 
Government  Inspection. 


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The  Old  Dominion  Portland  Cement 

is  being  used  by  the 

United  States  Government 

all  over  the  Southeastern  part  of  the  United  States 


It  has  been  used  at  places  named  below  during  1904: 

U.  S.  River  Improvement,  Ice  Piers,  Maysville,  Ky. 

U.  S.  River  Improvement,  Concrete  Locks,  Richmond,  Ky. 

U.  S.  River  Improvement,  Concrete  Locks,  Kavanaugh,  Ky. 

U.  S.  River  Improvement,  Concrete  Locks,  Ford,  Ky. 

U.  S.  River  Improvement,  Concrete  Locks,  Demopolis,  Ala. 

U.  S.  River  Improvement,  Concrete  Locks,  Valley  View,  Ky. 

U.  S.  River  Improvement,  Concrete  Locks,  Frankfort,  Ky. 

U.  S.  River  Improvement,  Concrete  Locks,  Moberly,  Ky. 

U.  S.  River  Improvement,  Concrete  Locks,  Catlettsburg,  Ky. 

P.  O.  Building,  Charlottesville,  Va. 

P.  O.  Building,  Newport  News,  Va. 

P.  O.  Building,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

P.  O.  Building,  Maysville,  Ky. 

U.  S.  Navy  Yard,  Charleston,  S.  C. 

U.  S.  Navy  Yard,  Norfolk,  Va. 

U.  S.  Penitentiary,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

U.  S.  Bureau  of  Fisheries,  Tupelo,  Miss. 

U.  S.  Bureau  of  Fisheries,  Wytheville,  Va. 

U.  S.  Bureau  of  Fisheries,  White  Sulphur  Springs,  W.  Va. 
Sidewalks  and  Officers'  Quarters,  U.  S.  Barracks,  Atlanta,  Ga. 
Sidewalks,  etc.,  National  Park,  Chickamauga,  Tenn. 

Concrete  Wall,  Waco,  Ga. 

Sea  Wall,  Fort  Monroe,  Va. 

U.  S.  River  Improvement,  Concrete  Walls,  etc.,  Charleston,  W.  Va. 


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Report  of  Committee  of  the 
American  Society  for  Testing  Materials 

Adopted  by  the  Society,  November  14,  1904. 

Adopted  by  the  Association  of  American  Portland  Cement 
Manufacturers,  June  16,  1904. 

Adopted  by  the  American  Railway  Engineering  and  Main- 
tenance of  Way  Association,  March  21,  1905. 

GENERAL  OBSERVATIONS. 

1 . These  remarks  have  been  prepared  with  a view  o£  pointing 
out  the  pertinent  features  of  the  various  requirements  and  the 
precautions  to  be  observed  in  the  interpretation  of  the  results  of 
the  tests. 

2.  The  Committee  would  suggest  that  the  acceptance  or  rejec- 
tion under  these  specifications  be  based  on  tests  made  bv  an  expe- 
rienced person  having  the  proper  means  for  making  the  tests. 

SPECIFIC  GRAVITY. 

Specific  gravity  is  useful  in  detecting  adulteration  or  under- 
burning. The  results  of  tests  of  specific  gravity  are  not  necessarily 
conclusive  as  an  indication  of  the  quality  of  a cement,  but  when  in 
combination  with  the  results  of  other  tests  may  afiford  valuable 
indications. 

FINENESS. 

4.  The  sieves  should  be  kept  thoroughly  dry. 

TIME  OF  SETTING. 

5.  Great  care  should  be  exercised  to  maintain  the  test  pieces 
under  as  uniform  conditions  as  possible.  A sudden  change  or 
wide  range  of  temperature  in  the  room  in  which  the  tests  are  made, 
a very  dry  or  humid  atmosphere,  and  other  irregularities  vitally 
affect  the  rate  of  setting. 

TENSILE  STRENGTH. 

6.  Each  consumer  must  fix  the  minimum  requirements  for 
tensile  strength  to  suit  his  own  conditions.  They  shall,  however, 
be  within  the  limits  stated. 

CONSTANCY  OF  VOLUME. 

7.  The  tests  for  constancy  of  volume  are  divided  into  two 
classes,  the  first  normal,  the  second  accelerated.  The  latter  should 
he  regarded  as  a precautionary  test  only,  and  not  infallible.  So 
many  conditions  enter  into  the  making  and  interpreting  of  it  that 
it  should  be  used  with  extreme  care. 


So 


8.  In  making-  the  pats  the  greatest  care  should  be  exercised  to 
avoid  initial  strains  due  to  molding  or  to  too  rapid  drying-out 
during  the  first  twenty-four  hours.  The  pats  should  be  preserved 
under  the  most  uniform  conditions  possible,  and  rapid  changes  of 
temperature  should  be  avoided. 

9.  The  failure  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the  accelerated 
tests  need  not  be  sufficient  cause  for  rejection.  The  cement  may, 
however,  be  held  for  twenty-eight  days,  and  a retest  made  at  the 
end  of  that  period.  Failure  to  meet  the  requirements  at  this  time 
should  be  considered  sufficient  cause  for  rejection,  although  in  the 
present  state  of  our  knowledge  it  cannot  be  said  that  such  failure 
necessarily  indicates  unsoundness,  nor  can  the  cement  be  consid- 
ered entirely  satisfactory  simply  because  it  passes  the  tests. 

GENERAL  CONDITIONS. 

1 1.  All  cement  shall  be  inspected. 

2 2.  Cement  may  be  inspected  either  at  the  place  of  manu- 

3 facture  or  on  the  work. 

4 3.  In  order  to  allow  ample  time  for  inspecting  and  testing, 

5 the  cement  should  be  stored  in  a suitable  weather-tight  building 

6 having  the  floor  properly  blocked  or  raised  from  the  ground. 

7 4.  The  cement  shall  be  stored  in  such  a manner  as  to 

8 permit  easy  access  for  proper  inspection  and  identification  of 

9 each  shipment. 

10  5.  Every  facility  shall  be  provided  by  the  contractor  and  a 

1 1 period  of  at  least  twelve  days  allowed  for  the  inspection  and 

12  necessary  tests. 

13  6.  Cement  shall  be  delivered  in  suitable  packages  with  the 

14  brand  and  name  of  manufacturer  plainly  marked  thereon. 

1 5 7.  A bag  of  cement  shall  contain  94  pounds  of  cement  net. 

16  Each  barrel  of  Portland  cement  shall  contain  4 bags,  and  each 

17  barrel  of  natural  cement  shall  contain  3 bags  of  the  above  net 

18  weight. 

19  8.  Cement  failing  to  meet  the  seven-day  requirements  may 

20  be  held  awaiting  the  results  of  the  twenty-eight  day  tests  before 

21  rejection. 

22  9.  All  tests  shall  be  made  in  accordance  with  the  methods 

23  proposed  by  the  Committee  on  Uniform  Tests  of  Cement  of  the 

24  American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  presented  to  the  Society 

25  January  21,  1903,  and  amended  January  20,  T904,  with  all 

26  subsequent  amendments  thereto. 

27  10.  The  acceptance  or  rejection  shall  be  based  on  the  fol- 

28  lowing  requirements : 


NATURAL  CEMENT. 

29  11.  Definition.  This  term  shall  be  applied  to  the  finely 

30  pulverized  product  resulting  from  the  calcination  of  an  argil- 

31  laceous  limestone  at  a temperature  only  sufficient  to  drive  off 

32  the  carbonic  acid  gas. 

SPECIFIC  GRAVITY. 

33  12.  The  specific  gravity  of  the  cement  thoroughly  dried  at 

34  ioo°  C.,  shall  be  not  less  than  2.8. 

FINENESS. 

35  13.  It  shall  leave  by  weight  a residue  of  not  more  than 

36  10 c/c  on  the  No.  100,  and  30^  on  the  No.  200  sieve. 

TIME  OF  SETTING. 

37  14.  It  shall  develop  initial  set  in  not  less  than  ten  minutes, 

38  and  hard  set  in  not  less  than  thirty  minutes,  nor  more  than 

39  three  hours. 

TENSILE  STRENGTH. 

40  15.  The  minimum  requirements  for  tensile  strength  for 

41  briquettes  one  inch  square  in  cross  section  shall  be  within  the 

42  following  limits,  and  shall  show  no  retrogression  in  strength 

43  within  the  periods  specified  :* 


44  Age.  Neat  Cement.  Strength. 

45  24  hours  in  moist  air 50-100  lbs. 

46  7 days  (1  day  in  moist  air,  6 days  in  water) . . . .100-200  “ 

47  28  days  (1  day  in  moist  air,  27  days  in  water)  . . .200-300  “ 

48  One  Part  Cement,  Three  Parts  Standard  Sand. 

49  7 days  ( 1 day  in  moist  air,  6 days  in  water)  ....  25-  75  “ 

50  28  days  (1  day  in  moist  air,  27  days  in  water)  . . . 75-150 


CONSTANCY  OF  VOLUME. 

51  16.  Pats  of  neat  cement  about  three  inches  in  diameter, 

52  one-half  inch  thick  at  centre,  tapering  to  a thin  edge,  shall  be 

53  kept  in  moist  air  for  a period  of  twenty-four  hours. 

54  (a)  A pat  is  then  kept  in  air  at  normal  temperature. 

55  ( b ) Another  is  kept  in  water  maintained  as  near  70°  F.  as 

56  practicable. 

* For  example  the  minimum  requirement  for  the  twenty-four  hour  neat  cement 
test  should  be  some  specified  value  within  the  limits  of  50  and  100  pounds,  and  so 
on  for  each  period  stated. 


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57  ij-  These  pats  are  observed  at  intervals  for  at  least  28 

58  days,  and,  to  satisfactorily  pass  the  tests,  should  remain  firm 

59  and  hard  and  show  no  Signs  of  distortion,  checking,  cracking 

60  or  disintegrating. 

PORTLAND  CEMENT. 

61  18.  Definition.  This  term  is  applied  to  the  finely  pulver- 

62  ized  product  resulting  from  the  calcination  to  incipient  fusion 

63  of  an  intimate  mixture  of  properly  proportioned  argillaceous 

64  and  calcareous  materials,  and  to  which  no  addition  greater 

65  than  2>c/c  has  been  made  subsequent  to  calcination. 

SPECIFIC  GRAVITY. 

66  19.  The  specific  gravity  of  the  cement,  thoroughly  dried  at 

67  ioo°  C,  shall  be  not  less  than  3.10. 

FINENESS. 

68  20.  It  shall  leave  by  weight  a residue  of  not  more  than  9>c/0 

69  on  the  No.  100,  and  not  more  than  25%  on  the  No.  200  sieve. 

TIME  OF  SETTING. 

70  21.  It  shall  develop  initial  set  in  not  less  than  thirty  min- 

71  utes,  but  must  develop  hard  set  in  not  less  than  one  hour,  nor 

72  more  than  ten  hours. 

TENSILE  STRENGTH. 

73  22.  The  minimum  requirements  for  tensile  strength  for 

74  briquettes  one  inch  square  in  section  shall  be  within  thefollow- 

75  ing  limits,  and  shall  show  no  retrogression  in  strength  within 

76  the  periods  specified  :* 


77  Age.  Neat  Cement.  Strength. 

78  24  hours  in  moist  air 150-200  lbs. 

79  7 days  ( 1 day  in  moist  air,  6 days  in  water)  . . . .450-550  “ 

80  28  days  (1  day  in  moist  air,  27  days  in  water)  . . .550-650  " 

81  One  Part  Cement,  Three  Parts  Sand. 

82  7 days  (1  day  in  moist  air,  6 days  in  water)  ....  150-200  “ 

83  28  days  (1  day  in  moist  air,  27  days  in  water).  . .200-300  “ 


*' For  example  the  minimum  requirement  for  the  twenty-four  hour  neat  cement 
test  should  be  some  specified  value  within  the  limits  of  150  and  200  pounds,  and 
so  on  for  each  period  stated. 


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CONSTANCY  OF  VOLUME. 

84  23.  Pats  of  neat  cement  about  three  inches  in  diameter. 

85  one-half  inch  thick  at  the  centre,  and  tapering  to  a thin  edge, 

86  shall  be  kept  in  moist  air  for  a period  of  twenty-four  hours. 

87  (a)  A pat  is  then  kept  in  air  at  normal  temperature  and 

88  observed  at  intervals  for  at  least  28  days. 

89  ( b ) Another  pat  is  kept  in  water  maintained  as  near  70° 

90  F.  as  practicable,  and  observed  at  intervals  for  at  least  28  days. 

91  (c)  A third  pat  is  exposed  in  any  convenient  way  in  an 

92  atmosphere  of  steam,  above  boiling  water,  in  a loosely  closed 

93  vessel  for  five  hours. 

94  24.  These  pats,  to  satisfactorily  pass  the  requirements, 

95  shall  remain  firm  and  hard  and  show  no  signs  of  distortion, 

96  checking,  cracking  or  disintegrating. 


SULPHURIC  ACID  AND  MAGNESIA. 

97  25.  The  cement  shall  not  contain  more  than  1.75 c/c  of 

98  anhydrous  sulphuric  acid  (SO.i),  nor  more  than  4r/c  of  mag- 

99  nesia  (MgO). 

Submitted  on  behalf  of  the  committee. 


GEORGE  F.  SWAIN,  Chairman, 

Professor  Civil  Engineering.  Massachusetts  Institute  Technology.  Boston.  Mass. 

GEORGE  S.  WEBSTER.  Vice-Chairman, 

Chief  Engineer  and  Surveyor,  Bureau  of  Surveys,  Philadelphia. 

RICHARD  L.  HUMPHREY,  Secretary, 

Consulting  Engineer  and  Chemist.  Harrison  Building.  Philadelphia. 


BOOTH,  GARRETT  & BLAIR,  Engineers 
and  Chemists.  Philadelphia. 

C.  W.  BOYNTON.  Chief  Inspector.  Cement 
Department,  Illinois  Steel  Company.  The 
Rookery,  Chicago,  111. 

SPENCER  COSBY,  Major  Corps  of  Engineers, 
U.  S.  A. 

A.  W.  DOW,  Inspector  of  Asphalts  and 
Cements,  Washington.  D.  C. 

L HENRY  DUMARY,  P resident  Helderberg 
Cement  Co..  Albany,  N.  Y. 

A F.  GERSTELL,  General  Manager  Alpha 
Portland  Cement  Co.,  Easton.  Pa. 

EDWARD  M.  HAGAR.  Manager  Cement 
Department,  Illinois  Steel  Co.,  Chicago.  111. 

WM.  H.  HARDING.  President  Bonneville 
Portland  Cement  Co.,  Philadelphia. 

OLAF  HOFF,  Engineer  of  Structures,  New 
\ ork  Central  and  Hudson  River  Railroad,  New 
York. 

LATHBURY  & SPACEMAN,  Engineers  and 
Chemists,  Philadelphia. 

ROBERT  W LESLEY,  President  American 
Cement  Co.,  Philadelphia. 

F.  H.  LEWIS,  Consulting  Engineer.  Staunton. 
Va.  Formerly  Manager  of  Old  Dominion 
Cement  Co..  Ford  wick,  Va. 

JOHN  B.  LOBER.  President  Vulcanite  Port- 
land Cement  Co.,  Philadelphia. 


ANDREAS  LUNDTEIGEN.  Asst.  Manager 
Peerless  Portland  Cement  Co..  Union  City. 
Michigan. 

CHARLES  F.  M cK  EN  N A , Consulting  Chem- 
ist. New  York. 

W.  W.  MACLAY.  President  Glens  Falls  Port- 
land Cement  Co.,  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y. 

CHARLES  A.  MATCHAM,  Manager  Lehigh 
Portland  Cement  Co.,  Allentown.  Pa. 

SPENCER  B.  NEWBERRY,  Manager  San 
dusky  Portland  Cement  Co..  Sandusky,  (). 

J.  M.  PORTER.  Professor  Civil  Engineering. 
Lafayette  College.  Easton.  Pa. 

JOSEPH  T.  RICHARDS.  Chief  Engineer  M 
of  W\,  Pennsylvania  R.  R..  Philadelphia. 

CLIFFORD  RICHARDSON.  Director  New 
York  Testing  Laboratory.  Long  Island  City. 
N.  Y. 

LOUIS  C.  SABIN  Asst.  Engineer.  U.  S.  Engi- 
neers’ Office,  Sault  Ste.  Marie.  Mich. 

HARRY  J.  SEAMAN,  Supt.  Atlas  Portland 
Cement  Co.,  Northampton.  Pa. 

S.  S.  VOORHEES  Engineer  of  Tests,  Super 
vising  Architects’  Office.  Washington,  I).  C. 

W.  S.  EAMES  President  American  Institute  of 
Architects.  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

H.  G KELLY.  Vice-President  American  Rail 
way  Engineering  and  Maintenance  of  V ay 
Association,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 


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